Comparative study of anatomical features of primary and accessory maxillary ostia between patients with obstructive sleep apnea and healthy controls.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine how the size and shape of the maxillary sinus and its ostia (the primary maxillary ostium and accessory maxillary ostium) relate to each other in patients with OSA using computed tomography (CT) scans. Additionally, the study aimed to explore whether or not obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) had an effect on these structures.

Methods: CT images of patients diagnosed with OSAS and healthy participants were evaluated to compare the patency, location, dimension, and presence of PMOs and AMOs using the Mann-Whitney U, Student t, and chi-square tests.

Evaluation of the Possible Relationship between the Curvature and Horizontal Course of the Inferior Alveolar Canal.

Objectives: The position of the inferior alveolar canal (IAC) and its course in the mandible is crucial to prevent complications in oral surgical procedures. Therefore, the present study aims to predict the course of IAC using landmarks specific to the mandible and to correlate with cone-beam computed tomography images.

Methods: On the included panoramic radiographs (n=529), the closest point of the IAC to the inferior border of the mandible (Q) was determined, and the distances of this point to the mental (Mef) and mandibular foramen (Maf) were measured in millimeters.

Comparison of the efficacy of intra-articular injections of hyaluronic acid and lactoferrin in mono-iodoacetate-induced temporomandibular joint osteoarthritis: A histomorphometric, immunohistochemistry, and micro-computed tomography analysis.

Objectives: This study aims to evaluate the efficacy of high-molecular-weight hyaluronic acid (HMWHA) and lactoferrin (LF) injections on temporomandibular joint (TMJ) cartilage and subchondral bone in mono-iodoacetate (MIA)-induced temporomandibular joint osteoarthritis model in rats.

Materials And Methods: In this in vivo study, a total of 24 rats were divided into three groups as follows: saline group (Group 1), HMWHA group (Group 2), and LF group (Group 3) including eight rats in each group. The intra-articular injections were administered once a week for three weeks after osteoarthritis was induced.

Salivary Histatin 5 Level in Women with Vaginal Candidiasis.

Histatins (Hsts) are considered a prominent member of antimicrobial peptides rich in histidine, bearing antifungal activity against species. Hst5 is the most effective among them. Although Hst5 is not found in the cervicovaginal fluid, it has been detected in the human serum.

Effect of single-dose locally applied lactoferrin on autograft healing in peri-implant bone in rat models.

Immediate dental implant installation into fresh extraction sockets has become a common surgical technique and yields successful clinical results. In addition, complete contact may not be possible with this procedure cause of defects between the bone wall and the implant surface. Therefore, different graft materials have been used in the literature to increase the peri‑implant bone volume.

Cone beam computed tomography analysis results in patients with obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome.

Introduction: The present study aimed to investigate the contribution of cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) to the diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome (OSAS).

Methods: The present study investigate the relationships among body mass index (BMI), upper airway, septum deviation, nasal cavity width, airway, and the hard and soft palate width using CBCT images of 64 patients obtained in Uşak University Faculty of Dentistry. The study included 31 (8 female and 23 male; mean age: 52.

Effects of the different administration frequencies of teriparatide (PTH [1-34]) on new bone formation of expanded midpalatal sutures in rats: A histomorphometric and micro-computed tomography analysis.

Objective: The aim of the study was to evaluate the effect of 4 μg/kg teriparatide administered at intermittent and continuous frequencies on bone formation in the expanded midpalatal suture region using histomorphometric and micro-computed tomography (micro-Ct) analysis. Settings and sample population: In this study, 24 Sprague Dawley male rats were used.

Methods: The experimental animals were divided into 3 groups as follows: Group 1: only maxillary expansion, Group 2: maxillary expansion with continuous teriparatide administration (2 μg in the morning and 2 μg in the evening) and Group 3: maxillary expansion with intermittent teriparatide administration (daily 4 μg/kg).

Possible sleep and awake bruxism, chronotype profile and TMD symptoms among Turkish dental students.

It was hypothesized that an individual's chronotype profile has an effect on the performance of work or study tasks. Dental students have to cope with both academic and clinical workloads, and the latter requires extra concentration. The first aim was to evaluate the association of sleep bruxism (SB) and awake bruxism (AB) with sleep related items, temporomandibular disorder (TMD) complaints, and chronotype profile; the second aim was to evaluate the association between complaints of TMD and chronotype profile among dental students.

Effects of bruxism on temporomandibular joint internal derangement in patients with unilateral temporomandibular joint pain: The role of magnetic resonance imaging diagnostics.

Objective: This study compared temporomandibular joint (TMJ) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings between bruxism and control groups with unilateral TMJ pain as well as the TMJ MRI findings for the painful and non-painful sides of individuals in the two groups.

Methods: Clinical and MRI findings of patients seen at Uşak University, Dentistry Faculty, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery for unilateral TMJ pain between 2017 and 2020 were analyzed. Bruxism was diagnosed based on clinical findings and patient history.

Associations between self-reported bruxism, sleep quality, and psychological status among dental students in Turkey.

Objectives: To assess sleep quality among dental students and to identify psychological factors associated with self-reported sleep bruxism (SB).

Methods: A total of 212 dentistry students from the Usak University Faculty of Dentistry participated in this study. A self-report questionnaire was administered to identify possible SB.

Evaluation of single-dose applied teriparatide effect on bone healing with histomorphometric and micro-ct analysis.

The aim of the present study was to evaluate the effects of a single dose of locally administered teriparatide (TP) on healing critical-sized defects in rat mandibles through histomorphometric and microcomputed tomography (micro-CT) analyses. In this study, 48 Sprague-Dawley rats were used. The experimental animals were divided into 4 groups as follows: Group 1 had empty defects, Group 2 received autografts, Group 3 received allografts, and Group 4 received allografts combined with 40 μg of TP.

Surgically-assisted Rapid Maxillary Expansion under Local Anesthesia.

Developmental, traumatic and congenital factors, among many others, may lead to transverse maxillary deficiency (TMD). TMD can be corrected by orthodontic treatment, and may also require surgical intervention. The surgical technique is used in maxillary hypoplasia seen in cleft palate, crowding in maxillary teeth, which in cases where maxilla needs to be expanded more than 5 mm.